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Shambel Abebe Bikila ( Amharic: ሻምበል አበበ ቢቂላ; August 7, 1932 – October 25, 1973) was an Ethiopian marathon runner who was a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion. He was the first Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist, winning his first gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome while running barefoot. [3]
Jun 2, 2024 · Abebe Bikila (born August 7, 1932, Jato, Ethiopia—died October 25, 1973, Addis Ababa) was an Ethiopian marathon runner who won a gold medal and set a world record while running barefoot at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
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Biography. Abebe Bikila was born in Ethiopia on 7 August 1932, the day of the Los Angeles Olympic marathon. Attacking by the obelisk. Twenty-eight years later, he entered the marathon at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
Oct 11, 2020 · Of the 13 marathons he ever competed in, Abebe Bikila won 12. Until he first graced the Olympic stage, East African athletes had never won Olympic gold. Now runners from the region are the dominant force in long-distance running, with Ethiopia on its own having won a total of 22 gold medals. Bikila returned home a hero, but in 1969 tragedy struck.
In 1960, Abebe Bikila attracted the world’s attention being the first East African to win a medal and running the event barefoot. In Tokyo 1964, he won again.
Sep 10, 2020 · When Abebe Bikila – running barefoot – became the first black African to win an Olympic marathon gold medal on the streets of Rome, it was without doubt one of the most iconic moments of the 1960 Games.
Mar 8, 2012 · Abebe Bikila's marathon victory at the 1960 Olympic Games was the first time that an Olympic gold medal had been won by a black athlete representing an African nation. His triumph in Rome became a beacon for the generations of African runners, particularly from East Africa, that followed in his footsteps in the subsequent decades.
BIKILA, born on 7 August 1932, on the day of the marathon event at the Los Angeles Olympics, was a skilled swimmer and horse rider who joined Emperor Hailé SELASSIE's Imperial Guard. Spotted by...
Oct 26, 2016 · If there was just one person who has influenced the running world the most, it would have to be the great Ethiopian, Abebe Bikila. Bikila was the catalyst that showed the whole of Africa that it was possible to be a world beating runner. Who was Abebe Bikila? Abebe Bikila was born on August 7, 1932, (the day of the Los Angeles Olympic Marathon).
